CO₂ in the Condo, Fragtime

The condo is well insulated and sealed, judging by the fact that the CO₂ levels reach above 1800 ppm (typical atmospheric levels are around 400 ppm, which itself is an increase of about 50% since the start of the industrial revolution, according to Wikipedia) while I'm walking on the treadmill. Even without someone exercising, it sits around 1200 ppm with all the windows closed. Good for saving money on heat, but less so for people in it. The lack of ventilation raises the risk of Covid transmission as well.

I watched Fragtime today. The stopping time thing isn't really novel, and I don't really feel like the story was either. The ending felt abrupt, too. At least it had an ending!

Trying to Connect

I have such fear and anxiety about trying to join online communities that it's mostly kept me from trying my entire life. But I finally managed to not get past that fear, but at least sort of disassociate from it long enough to join a T4T Friends/dating Discord server. To get access to the rest of the channels, there's an introduction to fill out that includes age, and I would clearly be one of the oldest people there, if not the oldest. I'm scrolling past a few people in their 30s, but most people are between 18 and their early 20s. I feel like I'll either have no one interested in talking to me, or I'll just look like a creep. And this is exacerbating my fear that, by the time it's possible to significantly reduce Covid restrictions for in-person stuff, I'll be old enough that no one will be interested.

I'm not sure if I can manage to write an intro here.

ETA: I left the server. I could join again later if it seems like something I could do.